'It means everything': Mumbai Indians clinch inaugural WPL title

27.03.2023 - 05:55 thenationalnews.com

Mumbai Indians emerged as champions of the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) after Nat Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 60 to guide her team to a seven-wicket victory against Delhi Capitals in the T20 final at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

Delhi captain Meg Lanning top-scored for her side with 35 but the Capitals could only manage 131-9. Even that score had looked unlikely at one stage as they slumped to 79-9 before Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav hit quick 27s apiece.

For Mumbai, Hayley Mathews was the pick of the bowlers, snaring 3-5 from her four overs. Amelia Kerr (2-18) and Issy Wong (3-42) were also among the wickets.

Mumbai lost both the openers early but skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (37) and England all-rounder Sciver-Brunt combined in a 72-run stand to put their team on course for victory.

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Rohit Sharma and some other members of the Mumbai Indians men's team watched the women's team beat Delhi Capitals in the final of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 on Sunday. As Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. became the champions of the inaugural edition of the T20 league, Rohit and the rest of his teammates stood up and applauded the team for their historic achievement on the grand stage. The likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan were also present alongside Rohit and the other members of the franchise.

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